Greyfriar's Coffee and Tea
Nicaragua Selva Negra
| Roaster Location: | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Coffee Origin: | Segovia growing region, Nicaragua. |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
| Agtron: | 43/58 |
| Review Date: | July 2008 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 7 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 7 |
Blind Assessment
Rich, deep, sweetly low-toned coffee. Nut, cedar, hints of orange and chocolate in the aroma. In the cup syrupy in mouthfeel with continued hints of nut, cedar, molasses, and a cocoa-buttery chocolate. Simple but sweet finish.
Notes
The name Selva Negra (Black Forest) reflects the nostalgia of this pioneering coffee farm's 19th century German founders. In the 21st century its fourth-generation owners have reinvented Selva Negra as a celebrated agri-tourism destination, a completely self-sufficient, sustainable farm community with extensive forest reserves and a very characteristic Nicaragua coffee. Greyfriar's is a small-batch, artisan coffee roaster with a cafe in Chattanooga, Tennessee and an Internet presence under the name Rare Coffee. Visit
Who Should Drink It
A moderately dark roast rounds an already agreeably full-bodied, low-toned coffee.
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This review originally appeared in the July, 2008 tasting report: Readers' Choice 2008: Hearty Coffee from the Heartlands
